Abstract: A recording device includes a tuner, a memory, and a controller. The tuner receives broadcast programs. The memory records the broadcast programs via a plurality of recording paths between the tuner and the memory. The controller uses at least two of the recording paths to record a plurality of consecutive broadcast programs on a predetermined channel in the memory. An output of the tuner is inputted to the at least two of the recording paths.

Abstract: A recording device includes a tuner, a memory, and a controller. The tuner receives broadcast programs. The memory records the broadcast programs via a plurality of recording paths between the tuner and the memory. The controller uses at least two of the recording paths to record a plurality of consecutive broadcast programs on a predetermined channel in the memory. An output of the tuner is inputted to the at least two of the recording paths.

Abstract: When an optical disk player is switched on, a controller obtains information of a sampling frequency or sampling frequencies that are supported by an appliance that is connected to the optical disc player through an HDMI cable. Then, when a playing start command is input, it is judged whether the connected appliance supports the audio output or not. When the connected appliance supports the audio output, and the sampling frequency of a sound source is larger than the sampling frequency or frequencies that the connected appliance supports, the audio signals are down-sampled to fit the connected appliance. Output of the audio signals is then started.

Abstract: A user can simply select and set up resolution of a monitor display device 2 among the resolutions which the monitor display device 2 supports, according to his/her taste, only by operating a specific key such provided in the remote control 4. The resolution of the monitor display device 2 is changed responding to a number of pressing down of the specific key by the user. When a command is inputted once, the resolution of video signals outputted from the optical disc player 1 is changed to be the lowest level. When the command is inputted twice, the resolution of the video signals is changed to be the next level. When the specific key is pressed down furthermore while the monitor display device 2 displays the images at the highest resolution, the output of the video signals from the optical disc player 1 is stopped. When the specific key is pressed down furthermore, the video signals are outputted at the lowest resolution.

Abstract: An optical disk reproducing apparatus that plays back information recorded on an optical disk, includes: a system controller; and a controller that is operated in accordance with an instruction of the system controller, wherein: when a user operation of skip up/skip down is performed during reproducing of information recorded on the optical disk, the system controller determines whether the skip up/skip down is restricted/permitted; and if it is determined that the skip up/skip down is restricted, the system controller pauses the reproducing and then performs a process with respect to the user operation so as to reproduce designated information.

Abstract: An reproducing device for reproducing information recorded on an information recording medium includes: a system controller that decides whether a user operation is inhibited or permitted when there is the user operation during reproducing the information of the information recording medium, and controls a reproduction to be temporarily stopped when the user operation is inhibited, and then, a process by the user operation to be performed and designated information to be reproduced; and a controller that is operated in accordance with an instruction of the system controller.

Abstract: There are included a communication unit, a resolution adjustment unit, a storage unit, a video signal output unit, and a resolution information correction unit. The communication unit requests an image display device that displays an image to transmit first resolution information specifying the resolutions at which the image display device can perform output, and receives the first resolution information. The resolution adjustment unit adjusts the resolution when outputting a video signal outputted to the image display device. The image display device and the display output device conform to a standard for transmission and reception of video signals at one predetermined resolution or more which are determined in advance. The storage unit stores the first resolution information.

Abstract: At the time of stopping the first reproduction process, a main controller makes a RAM store audio identification information corresponding to the kind of audio having been reproduced in the preceding reproduction process. At the time of restarting reproduction process, the main controller so controls a demultiplexer as to extract, from the compressed audio data read out by the optical pickup, compressed audio data having the same audio identification information that the RAM stores. Subsequently, the main controller so controls the demultiplexer as to send the extracted compressed audio data to the audio decoder. Thus, in a DVD player which is absent of a DTS audio reproduction function or output function, compressed data of DTS audio can be prevented from being sent to an audio decoder, thereby the DVD player can be prevented from becoming unable to output audio.

Abstract: An optical disc reproduction apparatus starts reproduction of audio other than DTS audio when the audio number of the DTS audio on an optical disc is found to be greater than the audio number of other audio, starts reproduction of DTS audio assigned an audio number “1” when the audio number of the DTS audio is found to be smaller than the audio number of other audio and in addition DTS digital output is found to be set for bit-stream output, and starts reproduction of the audio, other than the DTS audio, assigned the smallest audio number among audio numbers “2” and greater when DTS digital output is found to be turned off. Thus, though furnished with no capability of outputting DTS audio on an analog basis, the optical disc reproduction apparatus can prevent audio output from remaining silent even when DTS audio assigned an audio number “1” is automatically selected.

Abstract: There are included a communication unit, a resolution adjustment unit, a storage unit, a video signal output unit, and a resolution information correction unit. The communication unit requests an image display device that displays an image to transmit first resolution information specifying the resolutions at which the image display device can perform output, and receives the first resolution information. The resolution adjustment unit adjusts the resolution when outputting a video signal outputted to the image display device. The image display device and the display output device conform to a standard for transmission and reception of video signals at one predetermined resolution or more which are determined in advance. The storage unit stores the first resolution information.

Abstract: This replay device includes a replay means which reads in and replays a designated file from a medium upon which a folder is recorded. Moreover, this replay device includes a selection means which receives selection, from contents recorded upon said medium, of said folder which is to be replayed. And the replay device also includes a control means which, when the folder is selected by the selection means, commands said replay means to read in, from said medium, an audio file and a still image file stored in said folder selected by said selection means. And the replay means replays said audio file and said still image file which have been read in, simultaneously.

Abstract: When an optical disk player is switched on, a main controller 15 firstly obtains information of audio channels that an appliance connected to the optical disc player supports through an HDMI cable (step #1). Then, when a command for starting reproduction of the optical disc is inputted through the remote controller 4 (YES in step #2), the main controller 15 judges whether at least one of channels of the sound source is not included in the channels that the connected appliance supports or not (step #3). When there is a channel which is not included in the channels that the connected appliance supports (YES in step #3), the main controller 15 starts to carry out the down-mixing process (step #4), and then the main controller 15 starts to output the audio signals to the connected appliance (#5).

Abstract: When an optical disk player 1 is switched on, a controller 15 firstly obtains information of a sampling frequency or sampling frequencies that an appliance, which is connected to the optical disc player 1 through the HDMI cable, supports (step #1). Then, when a command of a playing start is input (YES in step #2), it is judges whether the connected appliance supports the audio output or not (step #3). When the connected appliance supports the audio output (YES in step #3), and also when the sampling frequency of a sound source is larger than the sampling frequency or frequencies that the connected appliance supports (YES in step #4), the audio signals are down-sampled to fit the connected appliance (step #5), and then, output of the audio signals is started (step #6).

Abstract: A user can simply select and set up resolution of a monitor display device 2 among the resolutions which the monitor display device 2 supports, according to his/her taste, only by operating a specific key such provided in the remote control 4. The resolution of the monitor display device 2 is changed responding to a number of pressing down of the specific key by the user. When a command is inputted once, the resolution of video signals outputted from the optical disc player 1 is changed to be the lowest level. When the command is inputted twice, the resolution of the video signals is changed to be the next level. When the specific key is pressed down furthermore while the monitor display device 2 displays the images at the highest resolution, the output of the video signals from the optical disc player 1 is stopped. When the specific key is pressed down furthermore, the video signals are outputted at the lowest resolution.

Abstract: An reproducing device for reproducing information recorded on an information recording medium includes: a system controller that decides whether a user operation is inhibited or permitted when there is the user operation during reproducing the information of the information recording medium, and controls a reproduction to be temporarily stopped when the user operation is inhibited, and then, a process by the user operation to be performed and designated information to be reproduced; and a controller that is operated in accordance with an instruction of the system controller.

Abstract: An optical disk reproducing apparatus that plays back information recorded on an optical disk, includes: a system controller; and a controller that is operated in accordance with an instruction of the system controller, wherein: when a user operation of skip up/skip down is performed during reproducing of information recorded on the optical disk, the system controller determines whether the skip up/skip down is restricted/permitted; and if it is determined that the skip up/skip down is restricted, the system controller pauses the reproducing and then performs a process with respect to the user operation so as to reproduce designated information.

Abstract: An optical disc reproduction apparatus starts reproduction of audio other than DTS audio when the audio number of the DTS audio on an optical disc is found to be greater than the audio number of other audio, starts reproduction of DTS audio assigned an audio number “1” when the audio number of the DTS audio is found to be smaller than the audio number of other audio and in addition DTS digital output is found to be set for bit-stream output, and starts reproduction of the audio, other than the DTS audio, assigned the smallest audio number among audio numbers “2” and greater when DTS digital output is found to be turned off. Thus, though furnished with no capability of outputting DTS audio on an analog basis, the optical disc reproduction apparatus can prevent audio output from remaining silent even when DTS audio assigned an audio number “1” is automatically selected.

Abstract: At the time of stopping the first reproduction process, a main controller makes a RAM store audio identification information corresponding to the kind of audio having been reproduced in the preceding reproduction process. At the time of restarting reproduction process, the main controller so controls a demultiplexer as to extract, from the compressed audio data read out by the optical pickup, compressed audio data having the same audio identification information that the RAM stores. Subsequently, the main controller so controls the demultiplexer as to send the extracted compressed audio data to the audio decoder.

Abstract: In an optical disc apparatus using a decoder chip with no synchronization function of audio data and visual data, when reproduction of the audio data is not synchronized with reproduction of the visual data, the reproduction of the audio data is paused or fast-forwarded in a predetermined period for shortening the delay between the audio data and the visual data in a term during which no sound is outputted, for example, when operation mode of the optical disc apparatus is switched from fast-forwarding mode to reproducing mode or from pausing mode to reproducing mode.